At the Center of the Storm, George Tenet‘s book sits on my desk – thumbed, but not really read. I doubt it ever will be. For one thing, it’s boring. For another, one doesn’t have to read very far to get the point of the book – it’s not really Tenet’s fault ["it" in this […]
There are five levels [nine people] directly above the U.S. Attorneys: White House Counsel: Harriet Miers Deputy White House Counsel: William E. Kelly Attorney General: Alberto Gonzales Attorney General’s Chief of Staff: Kyle Sampson Deputy Attorney General: Paul McNulty Deputy Attorney General’s Chief of Staff: Michael Elston Associate Attorney General: William Moschella Director of Public […]
Pawley’s Island, South Carolina 05/11/2007-05/13/2007
Cheney Visit Is About The Oil Law The official story this morning is that Shooter made a surprise visit to Baghdad to urge Prime Minister al-Maliki to press ahead with reconciliation efforts, although you’ll note that his regional visits this time are the same as his last trip when he coordinated the covert effort through […]
State District Old New Arizona Paul K. Charlton Daniel G. Knauss [interim appointment] Arkansas Eastern H. E. (Bud) Cummins, III Tim Griffin [interim ippointment] California Central Deborah Wong Yang [resigned 11/2006] George S. Cardona [interim appointment] Northern Kevin V. Ryan Scott N. Schools [interim appointment] Southern Carol Lam Karen P. Hewitt [interim appointment] Colorado […]
If Attorney General Alberto Gonzales wanted his job so much, why did he give it away on March 1, 2006 with order 2808-2006?
Rice: ‘Iraqis Need To Know That We Are Not Looking To Leave Iraq’ … Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pointedly said, “[O]ur friends in the [Middle East] need to know and the Iraqis need to know that we are not looking to leave Iraq.” “Ever?” Rose asked. Rice responded, “We are not going to leave […]
I find myself a little paralyzed about the State of the Union this last couple of days. I think it has been since the Condoleeza Rice interview I mentioned below [echoing President Bush]: In an interview last night on the Charlie Rose Show, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pointedly said, “… the Iraqis need to […]
Wolfowitz Criticizes Handling Of Probe … "This is terribly unfair," the statement said, citing World Bank rules that give staff members at least five business days to respond to internal investigations. "We are extremely disheartened." Consensus appeared to be growing yesterday that Wolfowitz can no longer effectively lead the institution and its global anti-poverty mission, […]